CARBOHYDRATES

Question 1

most abundant organic molecules in nature

Answer 1

carbohydrates

Question 2

4 types of monosaccharides

Answer 2

deoxy sugars, amino sugars, sugar acid, sugar alcohols

Question 3

how are oligosaccharides formed

Answer 3

condensation of 2-9 monosaccharides

Question 4

under oligosaccharides, what are the 3 types of disaccharides

Answer 4

maltose/malt sugar, lactose/milk sugar, sucrose/cane sugar

Question 5

also called as glycans

Answer 5

polysaccharides

Question 6

define homoglycans

Answer 6

made up only 1 of monosaccharide monomers

Question 7

define heteroglycans

Answer 7

made up of 2 or more types of monosaccharides

Question 8

3 types of storage polysaccharide

Answer 8

starch, glycogen, inulin

Question 9

2 types of structural polysaccharide

Answer 9

cellulose, chitin

Question 10

define starch

Answer 10

carbohydrate reserve of plants

Question 11

define glycogen

Answer 11

carbohydrate reserve of animals

Question 12

define inulin

Answer 12

polymer of fructose

Question 13

when/where is inulin used

Answer 13

for testing kidney function (GFR), it is readily filtered/metabolised for the body

Question 14

define chitin

Answer 14

complex carbohydrate of heteropolysaccharide type

Question 15

3 types of disaccharides

Answer 15

maltose, sucrose, lactose